CanI sue my neigbor for intentionally running me over in his car?
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CanI sue my neigbor for intentionally running me over in his car?
My neighbor that lives 4 houses down from me. 3 weeks ago he was beating up his girlfriend in my yard and I stopped him. A police report was filled. Then yesterday while I was outside as he was walking by my house and was yelling profanity and said he was going to kill me and run me over. Well he got in his car drove up to me honked by my mail box then passed turned around and swerved at me hitting me and drove off. He is wanted for felony assaultwith a deadly weapon. police report made. I do have injuries. Cuts, bruising. ext. and there were 3 witness to this. Should I speak with a persona injury attorney? In Tarrant County, TX.
Asked on October 23, 2010 under Personal Injury, Texas
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Richard Weaver / The Weaver Law Firm
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
I recommend speaking to a Texas personal injury attorney. I have a few additional questions before I can answer fully. Please call to discuss
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Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Being hit intentionally or grossly negligently by a motor vehicle is not only a crime but absolutely the basis for a civil suit. It sounds like you have the making of multiple violations, including stalking, possible trespass and of course bodily injury. When you helped defend a woman being beaten up, you were defending her with reasonable knowledge she needed help. If you have eyewitnesses, you need to hire a good and experienced personal injury attorney to depose the witnesses, subpoena them for the civil trial and possibly helping you obtain a restraining order against this person. Timing is also an issue. You only have a limited time to file a lawsuit but the trial might need to be postponed by your attorney's strategy because any criminal conviction based on the same act will help you. It will help you because the burden for the prosecution of a criminal charge is higher (think harder to prove) than in a civil lawsuit. It is beyond a reasonable doubt versus the much lower preponderance of evidence.
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